BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827); DEU [all files] Seven Variations on a Theme from the Magic Flute, Wo.46 [9:11 · 12.6M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano BOCCHERINI, Luigi (1743-1805); ITA [all files] Cello Sonata No.6 in A M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano 1.Adagio [3:50 · 5.3M] 2.Allegro [3:57 · 5.4M] DEBUSSY, Achille-Claude (1862-1918); FRA [all files] Cello Sonata (1915) M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano 1.Prologue [4:11 · 5.7M] 2.Serenade [3:12 · 4.4M] 3.Finale [3:40 · 5.0M] Suite bergamasque (1905) 3.Claire de lune [4:34 · 6.3M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello N.Dimitriadi, Piano ISRAELYAN, Martoun (1938- ); ARM [all files] Cello Sonata No.2 (in one movement) [18:51 · 25.9M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello A.Grigoryan, Piano KHUDOYAN, Adam (1921-2000); ARM [all files] Cello Concerto No.2 (in one movement) [16:26 · 22.6M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello Armenian Radio Symphony Orchestra R.Mangasaryan, Conductor LUSIKYAN, Stepan (1956-2001); ARM [all files] Sonata for Cello Solo 1.Tempo rubato [6:10 · 8.5M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello MELIKYAN, Hrachya (1947- ); ARM [all files] 3 Movements for Cello and Piano M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano 1.Scherzando [1:27 · 2.0M] 2.Andante sostenuto [2:05 · 2.9M] 3.Tempo di Marcia [2:01 · 2.8M] MIRZOYAN, Edvard (1921- ); ARM [all files] Cello Sonata (1967) M.Abrahamyan, Cello E.Mirzoyan, Piano 1.Allegro moderato [5:53 · 8.1M] 2.Andante [7:36 · 10.4M] 3.Allegro [5:50 · 8.0M] PROKOFIEV, Sergey (1891-1953); RUS [all files] Cinderella (ballet) (1940) Adagio for cello and piano, Op.97bis [4:33 · 6.3M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano Romeo and Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano, Op.75 Dance of the Antilla Girls (arr.cello and piano) [2:10 · 3.0M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano The Tale of the Stone Flower (ballet), Op.118 Valse (arr.cello and piano) [2:22 · 3.2M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano SCHUBERT, Franz Peter (1797-1828); AUT [all files] Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano 'Arpeggione', D.821 M.Abrahamyan, Cello R.Tandilyan, Piano 1.Allegro moderato [7:57 · 10.9M] 2.Adagio [4:29 · 6.2M] 3.Allegretto [7:54 · 10.9M] VALENTINI, Giuseppe (1681-1753); ITA [all files] Cello Sonata in E, Op.8 M.Abrahamyan, Cello A.Grigoryan, Piano 1.Grave [2:49 · 3.9M] 2.Allegro [2:24 · 3.3M] 3.Allegro (Tempo di Gavotta) [2:10 · 3.0M] 4.Largo [2:29 · 3.4M] 5.Allegro [3:07 · 4.3M] YERKANIAN, Yervand (1951- ); ARM [all files] Sonata for Cello Solo 1.Moderato [5:11 · 7.1M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello ZAKARIAN, Suren (1956- ); ARM [all files] Monography, for cello and orchestra [15:59 · 22.0M] M.Abrahamyan, Cello Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra R.Asatryan, Conductor

Medea Abrahamyan

Medea Abrahamyan, a celebrated Armenian cellist, began her musical education at the Yerevan Musical High School. She then moved to Moscow, and entered the Moscow "Tchaikovsky" State Conservatory, where she studied with the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Ms. Abrahamyan is a laureate of several national and international music competitions, including the G.Vigan International Competition (Prague).

Since graduating, Ms. Abrahamyan has pursued an active performance career as a soloist in concerts and music festivals throughout Armenia and the nations of the former Soviet Union, as well as in Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Iceland, Korea, the Middle East, Canada, and the US, among other places. Her repertoire is rather extensive, covering the great cello works from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras. Beyond this, Ms. Abrahamyan has placed considerable effort in performing works by contemporary Armenian composers, many of which have been dedicated to her - and several of which are featured here at the Classical Archives.

Medea Abramyan currently is a professor of cello performance at Yerevan State Conservatory, and teaches at Master Classes all over the world. We are very pleased to feature her recordings here at the Classical Archives.

Reviews

      "Unerring perception of style, sharpened attention to the dramatic peculiarities of the composition, subtle elaborations of dynamics and musical timbres - these are the properties of Abrahamyan's artistic nature."

Soviet Music (Russia)

      "In her masterly hands, the cello turns into an amazing instrument that enables her to reproduce her subtle musical tastes in each and every work she performs. Her expressiveness appears limitless because her technique is immaculate and always in service of the intellect - an intellect that is musical in all its strivings."

La Prensa (Argentina)

Medea Abrahamyan email: dekocello@hotmail.com